Technology

The pharmacy and nursing staff at Rice Memorial Hospital report improvements in efficiency following implementation of Omnicell's SinglePointe system.

Docusys is a new software that improves anesthesia safety, according to hospitals that have tried it.

New technology news for pharmacists.

A growing number of retail pharmacies are looking to automation technology as they expand their businesses beyond lick, stick, and pour.

A proposed rule by DEA allows narcotics to be prescribed electronically if standards are met.

To date, getting physicians to order medications electronically has been slow to take off.

CVS Caremark and Microsoft are joining forces to help consumers manage their health.

A proposed rule by the DEA allows e-prescribing of controlled substances as long as standards are met.

A new study by Pennsylvania researchers finds that 31 problems cause nurses to work around bar codes.

Pharmacy groups argue that implementing e-pedigree could cost more than $100,000 for pharmacies to implement.

A new software system, called CoagClinic, is helping hospitals manage their patients on anticoagulation therapy.

Medtronic's recent recall of its implantable infusion systems underscores the need for health professionals to watch for inflammatory masses.

Three new initiatives are pushing electronic medical records like never before.

NACDS and NCPA respond to new CMS rules on e-prescribing.

Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group has launched MedFlash personal health records at Fred Meyer stores.

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy has established a web site to target Internet pharmacies that do not meet its recommended criteria of online drug sales.

CVS Caremark is partnering with Google on the launch of Google Health to provide consuemrs with secure access to their health information.

A New system seeks to eliminate drug stocking and other emdication errors, but improving the design of drug storage cabinets

New technology uses smartphones to collect compliance data from medication packages and sends alerts to healthcare providers

Pennsylvania creates system to share medical data across various information technology platforms for better reporting and to prevent medical errors

Duke University Hospital implements a new system to prevent dosing errors on medications

The California board of pharmacy has decided to postpone its electronic pedigree rule that was expected to go into effectin January 2009

Kodak Traceless system provides new tool to combat counterfeit prescription drugs

NACDS has come out against new federal e-pedigree legislation, while NCPA and HIDA support it

Rite Aid is making technological changes to appeal to blind customers.

SureScripts and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association are both launching campaigns to boost the level of electronic prescribing.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores opposes new legislation that would create a federal e-pedigree requirement for tracking and tracing pharmaceuticals.

Nanotechnology is in its infancy, but will revolutionize how we develop and deliver drugs in the near future.

Aside from workflow and technology issues, pharmacists and physicians participating in pilot projects onder the Medicare Modernization Act generally supported e-prescribing.

Google is testing its new open electronic health records systems, Google Health at the Cleveland Clinic.